Provenite

Resplendor

AreaUnknownDraft data

19.3330° S, 41.2500° W · ± 10 km

Beryl from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Beryl

Beryl at Resplendor

Water-clear tabular goshenite beryl crystal pierced by tourmaline from Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Water-clear tabular goshenite beryl crystal pierced by tourmaline from Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gem goshenite beryl floater cluster from Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Gem goshenite beryl floater cluster from Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Clear hexagonal goshenite beryl crystal on mica books from Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Clear hexagonal goshenite beryl crystal on mica books from Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Tabular hexagonal crystals and floater clusters
Typical size
Crystals about 1.5-5 cm on the pictured specimens
Color / luster
Colourless (goshenite), water-clear, vitreous
Associated minerals
Tourmalinemica
Availability
Scarce
History
Labelled as old finds of the 1960s-1970s

Sources: SRC-694

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Geology of the locality

Region
Minas Gerais
Country
Brazil

Coordinates of the municipality from Wikipedia; the specimens are only labelled to the Resplendor area of the Doce valley. No second source for beryl here was opened.

Sources: SRC-695 SRC-694

Sources

  1. SRC-695 · Website
    ResplendorWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-694 · Website
    File:Beryl-Tourmaline-245506.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.